Improved clothes-frame



uiml 5mm @anni @frn L WILLIAM A. DAGGETT, OF SOUTH hvlNELAND, NEWJERSEY.

Letters Patent No. 89,131, dated April 20, 1869.

IMPROVED CLOTHES-FRAME.

To all lwhom. it 'may concern:

Be it kno Nn that l, W1LLIAM A. DAGGETT, of Sont-h Vineland, in thecountyY of Cumberland, and State of New Jersey, havein vented a new andimproved Clothes- Frame; and I do hereby declare that the following is afull, clear, and exact description thereof, which willenable othersskilled in the art to make and use the'same, reference being had to theaccompanying drawings, forming part of this specification, in which-Figure lis a side view of my improved clothes-trame, several of thesingle bars being extended, and parts being broken away to show theconstruction.

Figure 2 is a detail view of a port-ion of the reverse side of theframe, showing the button.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts.

My invention has for its object to furnish a simple, convenient, strong,and durable clothes-frame, which shall be so constructed and arrangedthat when extended, it may furnish a large drying-surface,and, when'closed, it may shut up into small compass; and

It'cousists iu the construction and combination of various part-s of theflame, as hereinafter more fully described.

A are the horizontal bars of the frame, which are arranged Ain sets,three bars being in each set.

To the outer ends of the horizontal bars of each set is attached avert-ical bar, B.

Each succeeding set of horizontal bars, A, is the breadth of one of thevertical bars, shorter than the preceding set, so that when closed, allthc bars of the frame may be iu the same plane, and` the entirethickness oi' the closed frame may be no greater than the thickness'of asingle bar.

Through'the other ends of the horizontal bars A are formed holes,through which is passed a long iron rod, C, which also passes throughhollow tubes D, placed between the diiereut groups of the ends of thesaid v horizontal bars A.

The lower-end of the rod O enters the foot-piece E a suthcieut distanceto be firm and stable.

Upon the upper` end of the rod O is cut a screwthread, upon which isscrewed an ornamental nut, or cap, F, to secure the different parts ofthe pivoting, or hinge-bar CID E in place.

Upon each of the bars A, or upon any desired number of said bars areplaced single bars G, through one end of each of which is formed a hole,for-the passage of the rod C, the other ends of said bars G being leftfree,

The. bars G are kept in place upon the bars A' by pins c', attached tothe said bars A, and entering holes iu the said bars G, as shown in g.1.

When required for use, the free-ends of the bars G are raisedsuiiciently to free them from the pins a', allowing them to be swungfreely into any desired position.

To the side of the central one of the longest set of horizontal bars Ais pivoted a button, H, which buttons iuto a slot, or recess in thevertical bar B, to which the ends of the shortest set of horizontal barsA are attached, as shown in iigs. 1 and 2, so as to securely fasten theclothes-frame, when closed.

vHaving thus described my invention,

I claim as new. and desire to secure by Letters Patent- 1. rlhecombination of the horizontal bars A, when maderin sets of differentlengths, vertical bars B, the single bars G, and pivoting, or hinge-barC D E F, with each other, substantially as herein shown and described,and for the purpose set forth.

2. Securing the clothes-frame, when closed, by means of a button, G,pivoted to the central one of the longest set of horizontal bars A, andbuttouing into the vertical bar B, attached to the ends of the shortestset of horizontal bars A, substantially as herein shown and described.

WILLIAM A. DAGGETT.

Witnesses G. H. BENNETT, H. Denison.

